Glory In This,
“..But rather Glory in this that you know me, you know my ways and know my thoughts.” Jeremiah 9:24.
When Jeremiah spoke it was into a heavy scene, the prophet was loaded down with the sins the people around him were involved in and a lot of what he said was heated, pleading God’s sadness. Good King Josiah recently deceased, the people sank into depravity. Yet here is something amazing, something fabulous! In amongst it all Jeremiah has a perspective that is eternal. Looking back over history in both the New and Old Testament we can see the thoughts of God taking shape and working out. We live in a privileged time, we get to look though the prism of the cross as God’s plans to redeem humanity are revealed. In Galatians 6:14, Paul is saying I am gonna glory only in Jesus Christ crucified. The purpose of the crucifixion & it’s revelation of God to us is breath taking. These verses blend together seamlessly Paul and Jeremiah have one spirit. If you take stock and actually begin to delight in your knowledge of God he will reveal more of his thoughts to you. This is amazing, God says we can know him. He wants to be in relationship with us. As you know the ways of God and apply his way to your waking life the trap will always remain of turning to the left or to the right to glory in your strength or wisdom or riches or in any of the ways He may choose to bless you, maybe your life will even begin to mirror the life of Jesus and still & always glory only in Him.
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